The Recast Newsletter

12 hours ago | politico.com | Adam Wren |Elena Schneider

“Stop talking about bathrooms and locker rooms and start talking about the classroom,” said former Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emmanuel, the two-term Chicago mayor who said he is open to a 2028 presidential campaign.

1 day ago | politico.com | Charles Mahtesian |Charlie Mahtesian

He’s a potentially dangerous man for Trump. Elon Musk and President Donald Trump shake hands during a press conference in the Oval Office at the White House May 30, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Charlie Mahtesian is senior politics editor at POLITICO. Donald Trump says he is surprised and disappointed with Elon Musk over the messy public meltdown of their partnership. He also should be wary.

1 day ago | politico.com | Megan Messerly |Ben Johansen |Sophia Cai |Irie Sentner

Welcome to POLITICO’s West Wing Playbook: Remaking Government, your guide to Donald Trump’s unprecedented overhaul of the federal government — the key decisions, the critical characters and the power dynamics that are upending Washington and beyond. | Subscribe | | | LATEST: The Supreme Court this afternoon gave the Department of Government Efficiency unfettered access to the Social Security records of millions of Americans, our JOSH GERSTEIN reports.

1 day ago | politico.com | Megan Messerly |Adam Cancryn |Jack Detsch |Joe Gould

Even as both men appeared to walk away from the edge, some White House officials and allies are privately acknowledging an uncomfortable truth: Trump is the most politically powerful man in the world, Musk is the wealthiest man in the world, and their fates have become inextricably linked. Musk needs U.S. contracts to support his businesses, and the U.S. needs the services Musk’s companies provide.

1 day ago | politico.com | Mohar Chatterjee

AI lobbyists are “very visible” and “very present on the hill,” said Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) in an interview at the Special Competitive Studies Project AI+ Expo this week. “They’re nurturing relationships with lots of senators and a handful of members [of the House] in Congress.